“Rise again – Paralympic Games” a book promotion and a photo exhibition in EUIC

EU Info Centre in cooperation with the Association Dante Alighieri and the Italian Embassy in BiH, is organising a book promotion and a photo exhibition “Rise again – Paralympic Games” by Marco Ciccolella, Emanuele Broli and Laura Predolini.

Head of Political and Economic Section of the EU Delegation to BiH, Mr. Jan Snaidauf and President of the Association Dante Alighieri Ms. Elvirka Aličić will address the audience at the opening.

Mr. Marco Ciccolella, author of the book and exhibition, will give an insight about the motivation of the authors and share their experience in creation of the book.

The promotion will be followed by the speeches of: Mr. Nermin Tulić– BH actor, Mr. Senad Turković- representative of the Paralympic Committee BiH, Ms. Elvira Bešlija– and persons suffering from polio of the Federation BiH and Council of Persons with Disabilities BiH.

The event will take place on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 17:30hrs at the EU Info Centre, Skenderija 3a, Sarajevo. Join us for the book presentation followed by discussion. 

You are kindly invited to join us for the promotion followed by discussion on the book.

Presentations are in BHS/ENG languages. Simultaneous translation will be provided.

About the book:

„ The London Paralympics, through the photos of Emanuele Broli, Marco Ciccolella and Laura Predolini, reach us with vivid, figurative force. The photographers document the notable stages of the Paralympics: the ceremonies, the starts, the challenges, the falls, the arrivals, the victories, the award ceremonies; but also the pathos, state of mind, the stories, the experiences, composing an authentic report. The champions involve us in their performance and challenges, leaving us encouraged and optimistic, because they themselves embody the realisation of the dream. The attentive and curious eyes of the photographers have immortalised a concise but effective and suggestive motto – the one that one of the disabled athletes, Melissa Nicholls, has written on her socks: Dream Big. In the simplicity of this action, likely wished for herself more than for the audience, the athlete offers a message of hope.”